trevindalton

The twice-yearly Diageo Friends and Family wine sale is nearly over and they are clearing out some stock at insane prices. For instance today only you can get a case of 2010 Chalone Estate Chardonnay for 78 bucks a case (retails for about 20 a bottle), or a case of 2009 BV Beaurouge blend for 98 a case (retails for about 30 a bottle). The shipping is cost prohibitive if you don't spend 199.00, then it is free. Some states do limit how many cases of each brand you can order at once. For instance, I ship to DC and they only allow 1 case per month, per brand. I ordered a case of each and then threw in a Rosenblum 6 bottle mix for 40 bucks to push me over the 200 mark. If you are interested in the deal, shoot me a direct message and I'll provide my buddies information so you can log-in to take advantage.

redwinefan

trevindalton wrote:The twice-yearly Diageo Friends and Family wine sale is nearly over and they are clearing out some stock at insane prices. For instance today only you can get a case of 2010 Chalone Estate Chardonnay for 78 bucks a case (retails for about 20 a bottle), or a case of 2009 BV Beaurouge blend for 98 a case (retails for about 30 a bottle). The shipping is cost prohibitive if you don't spend 199.00, then it is free. Some states do limit how many cases of each brand you can order at once. For instance, I ship to DC and they only allow 1 case per month, per brand. I ordered a case of each and then threw in a Rosenblum 6 bottle mix for 40 bucks to push me over the 200 mark. If you are interested in the deal, shoot me a direct message and I'll provide my buddies information so you can log-in to take advantage.

The last thing I needed was two more cases of wine, but I went in on this anyhow. Seems like a great deal.

Anyone in Austin want to split these, please let me know.

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coynedj

trevindalton wrote:The twice-yearly Diageo Friends and Family wine sale is nearly over and they are clearing out some stock at insane prices. For instance today only you can get a case of 2010 Chalone Estate Chardonnay for 78 bucks a case (retails for about 20 a bottle), or a case of 2009 BV Beaurouge blend for 98 a case (retails for about 30 a bottle). The shipping is cost prohibitive if you don't spend 199.00, then it is free. Some states do limit how many cases of each brand you can order at once. For instance, I ship to DC and they only allow 1 case per month, per brand. I ordered a case of each and then threw in a Rosenblum 6 bottle mix for 40 bucks to push me over the 200 mark. If you are interested in the deal, shoot me a direct message and I'll provide my buddies information so you can log-in to take advantage.

This is the kind of thing that makes me ask why I live in a retrograde state like South Dakota. I'm not sure I can ask a wootlegger to take a few cases for me, though I must admit that I really really really don't need to buy any more wine.

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jawlz

It is probably too late to be of any use to anybody, but my Buena Vista Pinots from the Boisset sale came today, and the RPM purists will be happy to note that they use an old fashioned cork to seal the bottle.

wnance

jawlz wrote:It is probably too late to be of any use to anybody, but my Buena Vista Pinots from the Boisset sale came today, and the RPM purists will be happy to note that they use and old fashioned cork to seal the bottle.

mbuffy

Just to confirm, on the Diageo sale, the 6 bottles of 2008 BV Georges de Latour do qualify for free ground shipping because the total is over $199.

They did add sales tax for Texas though, making it a little bit less of a good deal, but I still bit on it last night. Even with tax, the price per bottle still beat, by a good amount, the 'deal' I got on the 2009 vintage from WTSO.

trifecta

Meyer Family Port is back up on Invino for those interested in the Holiday Shop. I remember reading lots of folks liked it.

28.99 a bottle. Just one bottle qualifies for $5 ground shipping in Cali, $10 elsewhere.

Also a good deal on a solid red blend on WTSO. Anaba has really nice Pinots and Chards as well as Rhone's. I am pretty sure I have tasted the 2009 Coriel in the tasting room and really liked it, but didn't like the retail price.

jmdavidson

cmaldoon wrote:Or did anyone notice that they are falsely claiming over 60% off on it? $24 off of $42 is not 60%. Heck, at a dollar cheaper it STILL wouldn't be over 60% off.

Ok, so it's not 60%. Wine searcher has for about $35 - $40. So, $18 for a wine that has aged since 2006 has my attention. The flavor profiles sound interesting as well:
Beautiful big aromatics jump out of the glass backed by luscious black fruit. Also a big mouth full of juicy goodness with a hint of black pepper and with some power and excellent balance. It will age up to 15 years.
Classic hints of plum and leather with a soft finish. I usually go with Pinot Noir when it comes to salmon but this could be a contender.
A luscious well ripened, very appealing Merlot with its big black bing cherry, plum, liquorish and rich lingering chocolate finish. A great Merlot to pair nicely with slow braised meats and lavender spiced grilled vegetables.
This was a great Merlot. It had nice tannins and almost a smokey quality. It was pretty soft and smooth like most Merlots; but went with a lot of foods because of this.
Back to the original question: Anyone tried anything by Spelletich?

mbuffy

jmdavidson wrote:LB currently has for $18 a bottle, 2006 Spelletich Merlot Reserve Napa Valley. Anyone have any experience with their wines or more importantly this one?

I had several Spelletich wines, including this one, at a wine dinner at a restaurant a couple of years ago. Their wines were good quality for the price. And, at $18 a bottle, this really is a good price for this wine.

I liked their wines enough after the wine dinner that I sought them out at my local wine merchant and bought a few bottles.

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